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Interesting new years reports of which networks coped
Thine Wonk
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How did your network manage into the new year / after midnight?
This could indicate which networks have the most robust systems or capacity.
Some reports that O2 struggled.
All other networks seemed to have been ok from the few reports that have come in.
How did your network manage into the new year / after midnight?
This could indicate which networks have the most robust systems or capacity.
Some reports that O2 struggled.
I'm on o2 and tried to send a message.... unable to send and that's 20mins later :mad:
tghe-retford wrote: »I'm on Giffgaff (via the O2 network) and I haven't been able to send messages without having to retry at least once, although all text messages are getting through to my phone.
Same here
I've been able to send a few in the last few minutes, but most of them are just failing outright
All other networks seemed to have been ok from the few reports that have come in.
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And yes, I know, miserable git, moan moan etc...
Not a very scientific evaluation of network performance and your anti O2 posts prevuously make this thread look like a very amateurish and opportunistic attempt to discredit the UK's most successful mobile operator.
Pathetic post to start 2012........ shame on you.....
I was sending texts at midnight and receiving them instantly. No problems here.
Contrast Vodafone for the last 5 years and I couldn't send a thing between 11pm and 1am.
Interesting that the least reliable network seems to be keeping it's reputation though. Of course we'll wait and see what other reports we get in.
Fair enough there's several threads on it in the general discussion area which is fine, nothing scientific to see there. This isn't the place for posting this nonsense though. It means absolutely nothing and is just completely pointless.
What absolute tosh. I take it you work for the tabloids?
I only quoted the posters saying they were having problems and they were on O2, nobody else reported any problems on other networks yet.
Most here is subjective or opinion it's a forum, I don't hear you shouting about the poll on favourite network etc, that's equally as unscientific, yet interesting.
Tabloid journalists are more beleivable usually and do some worthwhile research (involving mobile phones apparently in some cases)!
Agree with the assessment of the OPs comments though.
Sometimes it's best to think before hitting the post thread button....
Lets see if O2's alleged poor text performance by a few on a forum results in a change from them being the least complained about network by a huge margin to Ofcom in the UK for the last 12 months.....;)
Happy 2012 to all
Lucky you - giffgaff was incoming only by 2230 here, but even that's stopped now.
In contrast Three, Vodafone and Orange (haven't tried T-Mobile) have worked perfectly all night, sending and receiving straight away.
I had trouble a couple of times too (on o2) but they went eventually. Just congestion I guess.
No issues on T-Mobile or O2 in this household.
Like other posters said, it will depend where you are. If you're at an organised fireworks event etc there will be a lot more load on the local cell then usual and its not worth the operators spending hundreds of thousands upgrading capacity to cope with a 10 minute window once a year when the rest of the year is fine!
Requested Delivery Reports and got most back straight away, last few came back at 12:20 AM.
For info....I had no problems with GiffGaff (O2) incoming or out.
Some user reports on how the networks performed when loads of people call and text all at once. To find out which networks seem to struggle under load.
So no point at all then is what you're saying. As I said, would be fine in the general area where it started but you have posted it here in the technical sections with an authoritative title that makes it sound like there's some fact based report. It was the only reason I read it in the first place.
A few people on a forum who don;t understand how or why the networks cope or don't cope is absolutely pointless, no matter how much fun you think it is or how harmless it is. The fact remains that there is absolutely nothing scientific or factual or useful that can come of this thread. Yes you can make a thread about anything anywhere, that is not what is being questioned.
And how is that relevant?
I'm well aware of that. I can't see where that was ever in question.
Again, that is not what I said. You have completely missed what I have been saying. I am well aware that I can choose to read or not read threads. I am well aware that I can just ignore threads I don;t want to read, I do that all the time. What I am saying, and have said several times but you don't seem to get it, is that this thread is in the technical sections. All it does is point to a completely pointless thread in the pointless section of the forum. This thread was fine in the pointless section, I wasn't bothered by it. You have posted it here and made it sound factual, it isn't.
I have never said I am having a problem ignoring it, I'm not trying to. I have never said you're forcing me to read it, you're not. You seem to be completely missing what I'm saying.